Xeon E5-2673 V3 vs Phenom II X4 N970

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.08
Xeon E5-2673 V3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
9.31
+762%

Xeon E5-2673 V3 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a whopping 762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2427849
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.818.09
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data2
SocketS12011-3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 N970 1.08
Xeon E5-2673 V3 9.31
+762%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
Xeon E5-2673 V3 14243
+765%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
Xeon E5-2673 V3 743
+183%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
Xeon E5-2673 V3 1579
+69.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 9.31
Recency 16 December 2010 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 105 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2673 V3, on the other hand, has a 762% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2673 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2673 V3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Xeon E5-2673 V3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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